Politics

THE NAMES of the new businesses being announced for Peach Place will be released over the next few weeks. That was the promise of the executive member for regeneration, Cllr...

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL did consult with a range of disability organisations as it planned the new Market Place.

THE COUNCIL’S financial picture has concerned the leader of the Liberal Democrats so much that he has written to the Secretary of State for Local Government.

There are plenty of articles about the failings of our national politicians. But they all ignore the leaders’ universal Achilles Heel: local election results, as well as the low turnout...

A PLAN to help the council save money has seen spending soar by £8 million in just two years. Figures obtained under a Freedom of Information reveal that spending on...

THE deputy leader of Wokingham Borough Council has resigned. Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner sent a letter of resignation this morning. He will become a backbencher, but there are rumours that there...

OPEN for business – or open to problems? That was the dilemma this week as the overdue £3.8m project to revamp Wokingham’s town centre was officially opened, although work still...

IT READS like a who’s who of Wokingham’s retail scene – 40 different shops from across the town centre have written to the borough council to express their frustration with...

WOKINGHAM wants a second referendum on membership of the European Union if results of an informal poll are correct. On Saturday, August 4, members of Berkshire For Europe canvassed the...

THERE’S a new team in charge of the borough’s roads. Following the resignation last month of Cllr Keith Baker from the role of Executive Member for Highways and Transport, Cllr...